Brian Moore
Moderator
Wonderful set of images by a fellow who clearly knew how to compose a picture.
In Focus - The American West, 150 Years Ago - The Atlantic
In Focus - The American West, 150 Years Ago - The Atlantic
Timothy O'Sullivan Images
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Rob MacKillop
Edinburgh Correspondent
The first shot is a amazing, especially the curve of the water. And number 15 - the underground shot with the improvised flash - amazing. Thanks for the link, Brian!
Brian Moore
Moderator
Glad you enjoyed it, Rob. I'm wondering what caused the curve in the water. And with regard to the improvised flash to shoot the fotie of the miner, I would suspect that a magnesium flare would not be the safest form of illumination deep inside a mine shaft. O'Sullivan was prepared to give his all for his craft!
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Chris Dodkin
West Coast Correspondent
Great set of images = wonderful to see these places before tourism!
I think the curve in the water is just a long exposure, and the river flowing around a bend forming the lines.
I have visited Canyon de Chelly, and it's a truly fantastic place.
Buried deep inside a Native American reservation, it's one of the few Canyons in AZ where you can get a Native American guide to take you into the canyon itself. (With a suitable 4x4).
For comparison, here's the White House ruin, shot from the rim of the Canyon with a 600mm F4 a couple of years ago.
Not much has changed!
I think the curve in the water is just a long exposure, and the river flowing around a bend forming the lines.
I have visited Canyon de Chelly, and it's a truly fantastic place.
Buried deep inside a Native American reservation, it's one of the few Canyons in AZ where you can get a Native American guide to take you into the canyon itself. (With a suitable 4x4).
For comparison, here's the White House ruin, shot from the rim of the Canyon with a 600mm F4 a couple of years ago.
Not much has changed!
Brian Moore
Moderator
Fanbtastic shot, Chris. And the petroglyph, just right of center on the wall below the buildings, fascinates me. What does it mean? How did they get it there? (Ladders and ropes I suppose.) And how old is it? Wonderful!
Chris Dodkin
West Coast Correspondent
Thanks Brian - it's thought that the pictographs are there to show someone approaching the settlement who lives there - although it's all up for interpretation as there was no written language to record why these things were done the way they were.
There are certain images that show up next to dwellings, so folks have drawn some conclusions from that, and also the current traditions of the Native American tribes in the area.
The dwellings are often up on ledges away from wild animals and possible adversaries - they had ladders they could pull up when required.
Their biggest enemy ended up being the approaching Spanish!!
There are certain images that show up next to dwellings, so folks have drawn some conclusions from that, and also the current traditions of the Native American tribes in the area.
The dwellings are often up on ledges away from wild animals and possible adversaries - they had ladders they could pull up when required.
Their biggest enemy ended up being the approaching Spanish!!
Pete Askew
Admin
What a fantastic series - thanks for the link Brian. I guess the pattern in the water might be a bit of motion blur of currents in the water. I guess the exposure was a few seconds.
Brian Moore
Moderator
That's what I thought, too, Pete: a slight tidal current caused by a breeze, perhaps. I'm guessing an exposure of 6-10 seconds.
